9 Habitual residence.S
Subject to section 11 of this Act, an application for a [F1Part I order] otherwise than in matrimonial [F2or civil partnership] proceedings may be entertained by—
(a)the Court of Session if, on the date of the application, the child concerned is habitually resident in Scotland;
(b)the sheriff if, on the date of the application, the child concerned is habitually resident in the sheriffdom.
Textual Amendments
F1Words in S. 9 substituted (14.10.1991) by Children Act 1989 (c. 41, SIF 20), s. 108, Sch. 13 para. 62(2)(a) (with Sch. 14 para. 1(1)); S.I. 1991/828, art. 3(2)
F2Words in s. 9 inserted (5.12.2005) by The Civil Partnership Act 2004 (Consequential Amendments) (Scotland) Order 2005 (S.S.I. 2005/623), arts. 1, 13